Gunman goes on rampage in US diner

Carson City - Authorities say a third National Guard member has died from injuries suffered in a rampage at a Nevada restaurant, bringing the death toll in the shooting to five.

Carson City sheriff Kenny Furlong said on Tuesday night that the Guard member, a woman, died at an area hospital.

Authorities say a man with an AK-47 assault rifle shot at a group of five uniformed National Guard members eating breakfast on Tuesday. Two other Guard members as well as another person were killed in the hail of gunfire.

The suspect, 32-year-old Eduardo Sencion of Carson City, also shot himself and later died at a hospital. Seven people were wounded in the attack in the state capital.

The gunman's motive was unclear, but once inside the restaurant, Sencion shot every uniformed service member.

Comments

Verbatim - 2011-09-07 08:54

If he carried a AK with a standard 40 round magazine, he must be one pi$$ poor shot.

Buzzbar - 2011-09-07 09:44

The standard AK magazine holds 30 rounds...

Mr Cyanide - 2011-09-07 10:31

Standard Assault rifle pattern magazines consist of 30 rounds
Beta Mags hold upwards of 75 rounds but are prone to jamming as a result of barrel overheating and warping.
also... AK-47's tend to buck like mules when you fire them... they tend to knock out teeth if you don't shoulder it properly.

Mr Cyanide, yes the AK-47 does get a lot of muzzle lift but not because of recoil, even a 9 year old boy in the Congo can fire off an AK-47 and still keep all his teeth...

Verbatim - 2011-09-07 11:06

@buzzbar - if the shooter had a underfolder ak like the romanian version, the 40 round mag would not have fit. But there are many variances on the weapon, but as far as i have it, the 40 round is shipped and used in most cases. I can be wrong of course, and if so, i apologise.

James - 2011-09-07 10:01

That depends on what you consider 'standard'. 30, 40 or 75 rounds.

Verbatim - 2011-09-07 10:55

The "standard" is what is most commonly used. You wont find "people" like this hauling a box full of ammo around so they would usually seek the middle ground when it comes to ease of handling vs maximum rounds available without reloading.

lakhan7 - 2011-09-07 11:42

AKs, are assault rifles, their traditional purpose was not accuracy.
Congo AKs, and the ones in Africa, are much smaller then the other ones. ( hence lil africa kiddies can shoot better )
...Is the cost off living so stressful , that we ( with guns ) in-flicked harm on others?
...Is this a new type off terror - like the one that was see in Mumbai India a few years back?
...The why the manufacture off more weapons? ( job creation via life reduction )

handbanana - 2011-09-07 12:46

I have yet to see a mini AK-47 being produced by a Congolese arms manufacturer for children. lol, actually I have yet to see an African arms manufacturer outside of SA.
No my friend, an AK-47 is an AK-47, you get one smaller variant called the AKs-74U that is basically a sub machine gun but all the AK-47's you've seen in the hands of young kids in Africa is the real original Soviet designed Chinese manufactured Kalashnikov AK-47's...